The Moral Development Scale: A Piagetian Measure of Moral Judgment.

Kurtines, William; Pimm, June B.

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Publication Date: 1983

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The Moral Development Scale: A Piagetian Measure of Moral Judgment.

Kurtines, William; Pimm, June B.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v43 n1 p89-105 Spr 1983

This paper reports the development and standardization of the Moral Development Scale (MDS), an individually-administered set of tasks designed to assess the overall level of moral reasoning within a Piagetian framework. Data are presented on the scale's reliability and validity as well as norms derived from the cross-validation sample. (Author/BW)

Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Moral Development, Test Construction, Test Norms, Test Reliability, Test Validity

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Language: English

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